As soon as Zhu Ran returned to Changsha County, he received news that was like a bolt from the blue.
The Jiangxia navy was defeated by the Xiangyang navy in the Han River water battle, and now had to retreat to Xiakou.
This news is true, Zhu Ran is puzzled.
My own military strength is at an obvious disadvantage, and I have also encountered strange warships that I have never seen before. In this way, I can still save some situations through tactical changes and the individual combat power of the Soochow Navy. How did your Jiangxia Navy lose? of? !
Didn't I send Ding Feng and ten thousand naval troops to support him? !
Even if you, Zhuge Ke, are not very proficient in navy warfare, with the assistance of two navy generals, Sun Sheng and Ding Feng, you can defeat 30,000 people against 20,000 people and be trapped in Xiakou? !
Zhu Ran really couldn't understand, because he didn't understand at all how stubborn Zhuge Ke was.
Zhuge Ke transferred Zhang Cheng away for an excuse and took control of the Jiangxia navy. When faced with Sun Sheng's airborne landing, he didn't give any face at all. He just pretended not to, and just dominated the command of the navy. put.
During the Battle of Jiangling, Zhuge Ke looked down upon Sun Sheng, thinking that he was just a general who relied on his surname and qualifications to get through, and had no ability at all. Naturally, he would not give Sun Sheng any face now.
It's also because Sun Sheng's character is a bit too soft. Although he is a clan general, he really doesn't dare to offend Zhuge Ke, as well as Zhuge Jin and Sun Deng behind Zhuge Ke.
Therefore, in the Jiangxia Navy, Zhuge Ke still has the final say.
Facing the Xiangyang Navy heading south along the Han River Basin, Zhuge Ke was not in vain. He personally led the navy fleet to compete with the Xiangyang Navy in the Han River Basin.
Then, Wenpin saw a picture that he couldn't quite understand.
The Jiangxia navy lined up five Mengchong warships, without any escort of large or small warships around them, and they just came straight towards the Xiangyang navy fleet.
The large and small warships and warships of the Jiangxia Navy all huddled behind these five Mengchong warships, seeming to be pulling away.
Wen Ping said, I have never seen this tactic before.
Water warfare tactics are either to use Meng Chong and large and small warships to form a fleet and cooperate with each other, or to use large and small warships and Zou Ke as the vanguard, Meng Chong to lead behind but not attack. This is the first time Wenpin has seen Meng Chong. They took the lead, and there were no ship escorts around them, while Zou Ke and the small warships followed behind without launching.
But no matter what, Wenpin was a veteran of water warfare and could not be retreated by this bluffing military formation tactic. He immediately sent two Mengchong warships and a fleet of fifty large and small warships to take the lead. A tentative engagement.
Then, Wenpin discovered that his two Mengchong fleets encountered very dense arrow attacks when approaching the five Mengchong warships of the Jiangxia Navy.
At this time, Wenpin probably understood why the Jiangxia navy had put up such a strange formation. It was preparing to use maximum concentrated fire attack to kill the enemy soldiers who were close to Mengchong's battle formation.
What is the practical significance of just doing this? !
Wenpin didn't understand, but he ordered his own Mengchong fleet to recover and end the temptation.
It has been seen that the enemy's battle formation is strategic, so there is no need to continue testing before moving forward, but it will enter the hand-to-hand combat phase of jumping off the side of the ship.
In this regard, Wenpin knew very well that the Soochow Army was the dominant side, and he could not win in a melee battle just by relying on two Mengchong and fifty large and small warships.
Moreover, so far, Wenpin has not seen the changes in the movements of the Jiangxia naval forces and the large and small warships, so there is no need to risk an attack.
But just when Wenpin ordered the withdrawal of the two Mengchong fleets, Zhuge Ke smiled slightly on his flagship, and then waved his flag.
The large and small ships of the Jiangxia navy that were originally hidden behind the Mengchong battleship suddenly attacked at high speed from both sides of the Mengchong battleship, and quickly attacked the two wings of the retreating Xiangyang army Mengchong battleship in a double-flank situation.
What is this for? !
With the maneuverability of Zou Ke and the small warship, it is necessary to attack both wings, or even go around and cut off the retreat? !
Wenpin could no longer understand the tactics of the navy on the other side. With just these small warships, how could the navy commander on the other side be so confident that he could stop the Mengchong fleet from retreating? !
This tactic wouldn't work in land warfare.
Zuke and small warships are basically equivalent to infantry, while Mengchong warships are basically cavalry. If you use infantry to stop the cavalry, even if you have a strength advantage, you will be hit by the cavalry.
Wenpin really couldn't figure out what the reason was for the naval commander on the opposite side to arrange his troops in such a formation. Unless the naval commander on the opposite side was a fool who didn't understand water warfare at all.
But is this possible? !
Wenpin still felt that this matter was not very reliable, so he chose a more conservative approach, coordinating the retreat of his naval fleet, and temporarily withdrew to his temporary water stronghold to see the situation first.
And Wenpin's retreat directly excited Zhuge Ke. After defeating the famous navy general Wenpin in one battle, who would dare to say that he does not understand navy warfare in the future? !
Even Sun Sheng's face doesn't look good. How dare you, Wen Zhongye, scare this idiot away in this way? !
What the hell are these naval tactics and random and blind commanding? Even Sun Sheng, a general who is not very capable in naval warfare, thought it was all nonsense. In the end, Zhuge Ke actually forced Wenpin to retreat. Now this bastard The boy's nostrils are not allowed to open to the sky? !
Unfortunately, the worse Sun Sheng's face became, the prouder Zhuge Ke became.
My own intelligence is ultimately incomprehensible to mediocre people like Sun Sheng who only stick to the old tactics and don't know how to use their brains to make changes.
When Zhuge Ke insisted on using this improved naval tactic for training, Sun Sheng strongly opposed it, so much so that Zhuge Ke originally wanted to give Sun Sheng some face. After this incident, Zhuge Ke never paid attention to him again. Pass Sun Sheng.
Now, he has won the water battle. It is normal for a mediocre person like Sun Sheng to look ugly.
Well, after this battle is over, I must write to the Supreme and ask him to transfer Gu Tan and Chen Biao to Jiangxia. As for mediocre people like Sun Sheng, they can go back wherever they need to go.
Here Zhuge Ke was still immersed in the joy of his victory, but Wenpin, who retreated to the water village, began to reflect. Was he too careful? !
Due to insufficient early intelligence, Wenpin did not know that the current Jiangxia Navy was under the control of Zhuge Ke. The information he received was that his old rival Zhang Cheng had been transferred from Jiangxia, and the new commander of the Jiangxia Navy was Sun Sheng. .
In any case, Sun Sheng is also an experienced general in the military. Although I have not heard that he is good at naval warfare, he should not be an idiot in naval warfare.
This is also Wenpin's biggest concern when he chooses to withdraw his troops. Even if you were Zhang Yun, Cai Mao's follower, he would not arrange such a strange military formation.
No matter how bad Sun Sheng is, he must at least be on Cai Mao's level. Don't be so deceitful.
This was Wenpin's idea at the time, but now, after returning to Shuizhai, the more Wenpin thinks about it, the more he regrets it.
Think carefully about the naval battle between the two armies at that time. Judging from the size of the ships, the Jiangxia Navy should have already deployed all its elite troops, and even if the Baqiu Navy came to help, it probably could not come so quickly. How could the Jiangxia Navy use deception? ? !
It was obvious that a fighter opportunity was right in front of me, but I gave up on my own initiative. How could I not regret it?
After thinking about this clearly, Wenpin was annoyed for a while and immediately decided to continue fighting tomorrow.
However, although the enemy's naval tactics are a bit strange and have many loopholes, the attack power of the water battle formation composed of five Mengchong warships is still very strong. If they charge hard, their own casualties will not be small.
Therefore, we still have to think of a way
The next day, Wenpin once again led the Xiangyang navy to fight and approached Xiakou.
Zhuge Ke, who "won" the first battle, once again confidently deployed the military formation he invented to face the enemy.
The initial battle was almost a replica of yesterday. Wenpin first sent two fleets of Mengchong warships to attack, and immediately chose to retreat after finding that he could not get close to the Mengchong military formation of Jiangxia Navy.
Then, just like yesterday, Zhuge Ke sent out Zou Ke to take the lead, followed by small warships in a two-wing attack strategy, trying to counterattack the two-wing defense line of the Xiangyang Navy.
At this time, Wenpin was not polite at all and ordered his remaining three Mengchong warships, including his flagship, to attack together to launch a counterattack against the two wings of Jiangxia Navy's Zuoke.
Facts have proved that in water battles, although Zou Ke and small warships are flexible, they cannot make any waves when faced with large ships like Meng Chong warship, which have superior defense and attack capabilities.
In almost no time, Zhuge Ke's two-wing walking boats and small warships were all defeated by the Xiangyang navy, and they had to retreat in embarrassment.
Seeing that the time was right, Wenpin waved his command flag, and the more than forty Zuke warships hidden behind his own fleet rushed at high speed from the center of the battlefield and headed straight for the five Jiangxia Navy warships.
It's not just a walking wheel to attack Meng Chong. Wenpin's water fighting ability has not dropped to the same level as Zhuge Ke. These walking wheels are filled with sulfur, straw and fish oil.
While quickly approaching the formation of the Jiangxia Navy, the Xiangyang Navy lit these walking warships, and then jumped into the water to escape, allowing these walking warships to go straight to the Mengchong warships of the Jiangxia Navy under the blessing of the current and wind. .
The Xiangyang naval force originally occupies the upper reaches advantage, and as winter approaches, the probability of northwest wind blowing in the Han River Basin is much higher than the probability of southeast wind blowing. Wouldn't it be a pity not to use fire attack? !
(End of chapter)
